Lyrics and translation Capeccapa - Dimm' c' simm'

Dimm' c' simm'

Dimm' tu c' simm' n'copp' a 'sta terra 'e sfaccimma
Simm' 'e passaggio e sta vita sultanto 'nu viaggio
E forze allora, chi ce guarda quacche vota pure sbaglia
Se no comme se spiega c' a mur so' semp' e meglie
Sarrà chest 'a ricompenza pe' chi ha dato tutt cose
Ha faticato 'a vita sana e finalmente s'arreposa
Ma n'ce a date sta' notizia
Che dimman' a 'sti famiglie
N'ce a faccio a ved chiagnere 'a mugliera 'nzieme e figlie
Ogni chianto nu curtiello, ogni lacrema nu taglio
Ogni lamiento nu turmiento ca' po' dint' 'a capa saglie
E comm' faje a scurda' tutt' cose dint' o' giro e pochi juorne
'Na mamma l'adda fa' ce adda penz a chi ten' atturno
N' 'se po' dimman a guard stu munno 'e mmerda gira 'o stesso
Se ne fotte 'e che succieso e 'o cazzo che va' pure 'e pressa
Vulesse che me scetass' e riturnass' tutt' cose comm' 'a primm'
Ma sta vita n' nu film
Nun se po' turn areta e nun se po' premmere stop
'O telecomando 'o teneno sulo ll'a ncopp
Ije tengo sulo 'o ricordo 'e chille che sta notte saglieno
Sulo nu' desiderio: Madonna mia accumpagnale.

Dimm' tu c' simm' si nun decidimme nuje
Dimme nuje chi simme e cc che ce facimme nuje
Dimm' chi c' ha mannato, pecch e che va' truvann
Dimm' pecch a troppa gente troppo ambress' 'e chiamm.

Pecch t' 'a piglie cu 'e cchiu' buone
Cu chi po' camp ancora
Pecch a vote si 'nfame
E te puort cu 'a mano dint' 'o scuro
Addo' n'se vede niente e nun torna cchiu' nisciuno
Ma facc' cap' e muro pecch nun capisco ancora
Nun cunusce pietà
Nun te ne 'mporta 'e chi sarrà
Chi scenn e pensa a faticà
Notte e juorno pe' campà
Lass 'na famiglia sola
Nu figlio ca' s'adda 'mparà a fa' l'omm' tropp ambress' cu sta vita ca gi triste pure si tal via pass
Dint'o core te lassa
Gruosso nu funno e amar fuoss' n'zerrate int' 'a na' cascia ne rimmaneno sulo ossa e forze sparze, nu' poco 'e povere
E 'a terra attuorno n'fosa 'a 'na vrancata 'e lacreme
Ma mo' inutile chiagnere
A sa pigli c'a' morte troppo facile
Ma ancora chi difficile a capì
Pecch Dio n'cielo l'ha fatte saglì nemmanco nu saluto l' 'e fatt lassà primm' 'e murì
Ma forze accussì s'appacia 'a mente sapenno che lla n'copp tiene 'a chi te guarda
E quanno iss te manca
Basta ch' astrigne 'e mmane e gi sta pronto
Pe te aiut a crescere int' a stu munn malamente!

Dimm' tu c' simm' si nun decidimme nuje...

Dimm' c' simm'

Tell me what we are on this crumbling earth
We are just passing through, and this life is just a journey
And maybe then, those who look at us sometimes are mistaken
Otherwise how can you explain that those who die are always the best
That will be the reward for those who have given everything
Who have worked hard all their lives and finally rest
But the news never comes
What will happen to these families
I can't bear to see the wife and children crying
Every cry a knife, every tear a cut
Every lament a torment that rises into the head
And how can you forget about everything in the space of a few days
A mother has to do it, she has to think about those around her
You can't ask her to look at this shitty world that keeps on turning
It doesn't give a damn about what happened, and it's in such a hurry
I wish I could wake up and everything would be like it was before
But this life is a film
You can't go back and you can't press stop
Only those up there have the remote control
I only have the memory of those who are going up tonight
Only one wish: My Madonna, guide them.

Tell me what we are if we aren't the ones who decide
Tell me, who are we, and what are we doing here
Tell me who sent you, why, and what are you looking for
Tell me why too many people call you in too much of a hurry.

Why do you pick on the good people
Those who can still live
Why are you sometimes so heartless
And you take them by the hand into the darkness
Where nothing can be seen and no one ever returns
But I'm trying to understand the wall because I still don't get it
It knows no mercy
You don't care who it is
Who goes down and tries to work
Night and day to survive
Leaves a family alone
A son who has to learn to become a man too soon with this life that is sad even if you pass this way
You leave it in your heart
A big hole and bitter tears locked in a box there remain only bones and perhaps scattered, a few poor ones
And the ground around it a pit dug with a handful of tears
But it's no use crying now
Death takes it too easily
But it's still hard to understand
Why God in heaven made them go up without even letting them say goodbye first
But perhaps that's how the mind is appeased knowing that up there someone is watching over you
And when you miss him
Just clench your hands and he'll be there ready
To help you grow up in this wicked world!

Tell me what we are if we aren't the ones who decide...